Maitland wants to know what residents think about a proposed stage pavilion at Lake Lily. The city has posted an online survey detailing the proposal by Jeff Flowers, a founder of the Performing Arts of Maitland group, to contribute $250,000 for the project. In return for the money, the pavilion would be named after Flowers and the city would forgive a $50,000 advance it gave Flowers' arts group in 2006, among other things. Go to http://www.itsmymaitland.com to take the survey.

Following up on several meetings to discuss how to improve traffic flow along U.S. Highway 441, the state Department of Transportation is offering residents a chance to provide input through an online survey. The corridor study area runs from the Golden Triangle to Orlando and includes the following options: •Alternative 1 calls for a commuter passenger train with more frequent service during rush hours. •Alternative 2 is a combination of commuter rail and express-bus service to save time.

Following up on several meetings to discuss how to improve traffic flow along U.S. Highway 441, the state Department of Transportation is offering residents a chance to provide input through an online survey. The corridor study area runs from the Golden Triangle to Orlando and includes the following options: •Alternative 1 calls for a commuter passenger train with more frequent service during rush hours. •Alternative 2 is a combination of commuter rail and express-bus service to save time.

Charting the city of Winter park's future, Randy Knight noted, is a huge task, and one that really can only work with the thoughts, ideas and creativity of everyone living there. As the city of Winter Park begins exploring ways to make the city more sustainable over the next two decades, Knight, Winter park's city manager, is encouraging the public to follow what the city is proposing - and then make sure their voices are heard. “We really want citizen feedback,” he said.

The Orlando Fringe Festival has partnered with the University of Central Florida on a brief online survey to gauge Fringe-goers' satisfaction with the festival. The survey also tries to determine what feelings or other motivations spur folks to attend the Fringe. (Are you seeking adventure? Feeling curious? Hoping to learn something?) It's the kind of survey in which a statement is made, and you click whether you "strongly agree" or "somewhat disagree" or what have you. Like most surveys, you sometimes feel as though you're being asked the same question multiple times.

Waterfront? High-tech? Traditional? Diverse? Pick one. That's part of the task facing folks who take the Chamber of Commerce's online survey about Nashua , the latest step in efforts to create a new brand for city and focus its reputation. The online survey was developed by the agency North Star Destination Strategies, in part, based on answers from an earlier "vision" survey, sent to a few hundred people. The Tennessee-based company was hired by the city and the Chamber as part of a $105,000 two-phase effort to improve Nashua's brand, which is like the city's image except more so. "Your brand is what they say about you when you're not around," is how Jennifer Williams, North Star project manager, has described it in presentations.

VOLUSIA COUNTY — The Metropolitan Planning Organization has an online survey to help gauge residents' opinions about public transit, bike paths and road construction priorities. The organization is developing a 2035 long-range transportation plan, and the survey asks about public funding options as well as transportation needs. The 10-question survey is available at http://www.vcmpo2035lrtp.com. Click on the button labeled "Survey #2." Ludmilla Lelis

Circle Christian High School's psychology class is currently conducting its first empirical study. According to the school's website, the student-designed and student-directed study is designed to assess the relationship between high school extracurricular activities, academic performance and perceived stress. All former and current high school students are encouraged to participate in the study. The study consists of an anonymous and confidential five question online survey available at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/YWJX2YN . Student researchers will reveal the findings of the study at the Circle Christian School's Expo on Friday, Feb. 22 and Saturday, Feb. 23.

Almost half of Americans would give up a year of their life to avoid being fat, according to a recent survey. The online survey also found that 15 percent to 30 percent would rather leave their marriage, give up the possibility of having children, be depressed or become an alcoholic than be obese. Five percent said they would rather lose a limb, and 4 percent said they would rather be blind. The study of 4,283 Americans ages 13 to 79 was reported in the journal Obesity.

When you travel for business, you might work hard and live a clean life, but most people suspect you are drinking, cheating on your spouse and stuffing your face with fatty food. That's the conclusion of an online survey of more than 2,000 adults taken by Harris Interactive on behalf of On24 Inc., a San Francisco-based Web casting and virtual events company. The survey found that 94% of those surveyed said "bad behaviors" take place among people who travel to business trade shows and conventions.

The U.S. Travel Association last week put a price tag on the damage it thinks the international-entry process is causing to the nation's tourism industry. The trade group said a survey conducted on its behalf by Consensus Research found that, by experience or word of mouth, at least 100 million overseas travelers are getting the message to avoid travel to the United States, which it says costs the economy at least $95 billion and 518,900 jobs. The industry wants Congress to provide an additional 1,000 Customs and Border Protection officers - at a cost of about $150 million - to keep wait times at entry stations to 30 minutes or less.

Circle Christian High School's psychology class is currently conducting its first empirical study. According to the school's website, the student-designed and student-directed study is designed to assess the relationship between high school extracurricular activities, academic performance and perceived stress. All former and current high school students are encouraged to participate in the study. The study consists of an anonymous and confidential five question online survey available at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/YWJX2YN . Student researchers will reveal the findings of the study at the Circle Christian School's Expo on Friday, Feb. 22 and Saturday, Feb. 23.

How do you measure a city's cultural cache, or its reputation for serious art versus fun in the sun? The Getty has tried to do just that by commissioning multiple surveys related to its $10-million, decade-in-the-making, region-wide initiative Pacific Standard Time. On the whole, the surveys -- involving about 14,000 responses -- show that PST gave Los Angeles a bit of a boost in its reputation as an arts capital. Getty communications chief Ron Hartwig said the surveys, which relied on different population samplings and methodologies (and were vetted by the Getty's in-house metrics guru Tim Hart)

Amazon is going into the comics business. It has become increasingly common in Hollywood for writers and producers who want to sell an original idea to a studio to first create a comic book. That gives them a piece of illustrated material to use while pitching and, if sales are decent, evidence that audiences are already interested in the concept. It also allows risk-averse studio executives to option a property rather than feel that they are taking a gamble on a total unknown.

Here's something to ponder as Labor Day approaches: Los Angeles workers leave the highest percentage of their total employer-provided vacation time unused: 35%. By comparison, Boston workers let only 16% of their vacation days go unused. That's according to a new survey of America's 10 largest cities released this week by private destination club Inspirato . In all cities except Boston and Philadelphia, the majority of employees do not use all of their vacation time. San Francisco workers leave 32% of their total vacation days on the table, second only to L.A.'s 35%. Among America's 10 largest cities, the study found residents of Washington, D.C. , were the most likely to take a vacation over the last five years while Chicagoans were the least likely.

When you travel for business, you might work hard and live a clean life, but most people suspect you are drinking, cheating on your spouse and stuffing your face with fatty food. That's the conclusion of an online survey of more than 2,000 adults taken by Harris Interactive on behalf of On24 Inc., a San Francisco-based Web casting and virtual events company. The survey found that 94% of those surveyed said "bad behaviors" take place among people who travel to business trade shows and conventions.

The Orlando Magic defeated the Boston Celtics 113-92 in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals on Wednesday to force a sixth game in Boston. How do you grade the Magic's performance? Vote below. What grade do you give the Orlando Magic for their Game 5 performance? online survey Follow Josh Robbins on Twitter at @JoshuaBRobbins and e-mail him at jrobbins@orlandosentinel.com . Subscribe to our Orlando Magic newsletter at OrlandoSentinel.

BOSTON -- The Orlando Magic and the Boston Celtics will play Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals tonight at TD Garden. The Magic trail the series three games to two. Who do you think will win? Vote below. Who will win Game 6 tonight, the Orlando Magic or the Boston Celtics? online survey Follow Josh Robbins on Twitter at @JoshuaBRobbins and e-mail him at jrobbins@orlandosentinel.com . Subscribe to our Orlando Magic newsletter at OrlandoSentinel.

AAA Travel is predicting a robust Labor Day weekend despite gas prices that have again inched toward $4 per gallon in recent weeks. The travel club projects 33 million Americans will take trips at least 50 miles from home between Thursday, Aug. 30, and Monday, Sept. 3. The projection marks a 2.9 percent increase over 2011 travel, according to a AAA statement. In Virginia, more than 802,000 are expected to hit the road — a 1.8 percent increase from last year. "The total number of 2012 Labor Day holiday travelers is expected to reach a new post-recession high, and is the third increase in holiday travel this year," according to the 2012 travel forecast compiled by AAA and HIS Global Insight.

Netflix is seeing a pronounced shift in its business as an increasing percentage of subscribers utilize the service for streaming TV rather than films, according to new data from Nielsen. An online survey in March and April revealed that 19% of Netflix subs prefer using the service for TV programming, up from 11% the year before. Meanwhile, those reporting a preference for movies dipped from 53% to 47%; the percentage with no preference remained relatively flat at 35%. The shift likely reflects both an increase in the amount of TV programming Netflix has licensed and some significant losses on the film side.